>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WE'RE BACK WITH SAM ELLIOTT. YOUR VOICE IS INCREDIBLE. YOU TO U.S. BEEF, SMOKEY THE
BEER, DODGE RAM TRUCKS, COORS BEER. DID YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU WERE A
YOUNG ACTOR THAT THAT VOICE WOULD BE YOUR CALLING CARD? >> NO. ( LAUGHTER )
NO. ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WHY? PEOPLE WORK HARD TO GET THOSE
PIPES. >> WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, I
DIDN'T HAVE THIS VOICE, FOR STARTERS. MY MOTHER DIRECTED ME TO SING IN
A CHERUB CHOIR WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD IN SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA. I SAID DRUG LOVINGLY, I LOVED
DOING IT. I ALWAYS SANG IN ENSEMBLES AND
CHOIRS AND MY VOICE STEADILY, OVER THE YEARS, STARTED TO
PLUMMET AND, YOU KNOW -- >> Stephen: ANYONE TELL YOU TO
GET VOICE LESSONS TO STOP IT? >> YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS
ENCOUNTER. I HAD AN ENCOUNTER, I WAS
WORKING CONSTRUCTION, I WAS A DAY LABORER, AND I WAS GOING TO
A WORKSHOP STUDY THAT NIGHT AND I HAD GOT AN PORTFOLIO OF
PICTURES TOGETHER BECAUSE I HEARD THAT YOU NEEDED TO GET A
PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOS. THIS WAS 50 YEARS AGO, NEARLY. I WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AT
THE TIME AND ONE OF THE GUYS I WAS IN THE GUARD WITH HAD A
FRIEND WHO WAS AN AGENT AT A VERY UPSCALE AGENCY, AND THIS
GUY'S NAME WAS GREENFELD, AND HE SET UP A MEETING FOR ME MUCH
LIKE WE'RE SITTING ACROSS THIS DESK WHERE HE THUMBED THROUGH
THE PICTURES, CLOSED IT UP AND SLID IT BACK OVER TO ME. HE SAID, I HAVE TWO PIECES OF
ADVICE FOR YOU. THE FIRST ONE IS GO BACK TO
PORTLAND, OREGON, WHICH IS WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME, OR CAME
FROM, AND THE SECOND ONE IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IN THIS
TOWN, YOU'VE GOT TO FIX THIS ( BLEEP ) VOICE. YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE SOME VOICE
AND DICTION LESSONS AND GET RID OF THAT SOUTHERN ACCENT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU SEEN HIM SINCE? >> NO. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S EVEN IN THE
BUSINESS ANYMORE. BUT I NEVER HAD ANOTHER
ENCOUNTER WITH HIM. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP
HERE FROM THE MOVIE, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU PLAY THE
MANAGER AND THE OLDER BROTHER WHO IS TRYING TO DO HIS BEST FOR
HIS YOUNGER BROTHER WHO JUST WON'T LISTEN TO HIM. ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS? THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO
GET HIM TO WEAR THE EAR PIECES. >> YEAH, HE'S GOT THIS SERIOUS
ISSUE WITH INNER EAR BECAUSE HE'S BEEN A ROCKER AND BEEN
AROUND MUSIC AND BEEN AROUND LISTENING TO LOUD MUSIC ALL HIS
LIFE, AND EVERYTHING ABOUT BRADLEY AND MY RELATIONSHIP OR
BOBBY AND JACK'S RELATIONSHIP IS THEY HAD A FATHER THAT JACK WAS
REALLY CLOSE TO WHO WAS A DRUNK, HE WAS ALSO A MUSICIAN, ALSO A
SINGER AND, YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH HAD THE GOODS, BUT JACK WAS THE
FAIR HAIRED BOY, THE GOLDEN CHILD HE WAS REFERRED TO IN ONE
VERSION OF THE SCREENPLAY, AND BOBBY WAS KIND OF THE WAN WANNAB
HE WAS A SINGER BUT NOT A WRITER, HE WAS ALWAYS SINGING
SOMEBODY ELSE'S STUFF, WHICH LED TO A KIND OF CONTENTIOUS
JEALOUSY OF SOME SORT FROM BOBBY. >> Stephen: WE HAVE ARE CLIP
HERE WHERE YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP BRADLEY COOPER. JIM? ♪ YOU PUT ME IN THE GROUND ♪
>> YOU GOT TO PUT HIM IN, MAN. I TOLD YOU I CAN'T WEAR THOSE
THINGS. I WEAR THEM, IT'S JUST IF MY
HEAD AND I NEED TO BE HERE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. >> THE DOCTOR SAID THIS IS THE
ONLY WAY TO MANAGE THIS THING. YOU CAN'T GET BACK WHAT YOU
LOST. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MANAGE. >> I THINK WE'RE MANAGING PRETTY
GOOD. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? >> YOU KNOW, THE DOOR'S WIDE
OPEN IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH IT. IT'S PRIDE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
BUDDY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: EVERY SCENE IS GIVEN ITS PACE AND TIME. AMAZING PERFORMANCES. NOW, SPEAKING OF YOUR INCREDIBLE
PIPES, AS I SAID, LADY GaGa OR STEPHANIE, AS YOU CALL HER, IS
THE LEAD, IT'S AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE. >> IT'S A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE. WOULD LOVE, IF YOU COULD,
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE-- IF YOU COULD-- JUST TO HEAR YOUR
VOICE AND HER AMAZING LYRICS TOGETHER. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE
LADY GAGA LYRICS THE SAM ELLIOTT TREATMENT? JUST OPEN UP THE TAPS AND JUST
LET THE-- JUST LET THE SMOOTH COME OUT. (<i> LAUGHTER</i> )
(<i> CHEERS AND APPLAUSE</i> ) WE GOT THEM RIGHT OVER HERE. THEY'RE IN THE CAMERA. IF YOU JUST TALK INTO CAMERA
THREE RIGHT OVER THERE AND READ THOSE-- THEY'RE BROKEN UP BY
LINE. >> DON'T BE A DRAG. JUST BE A QUEEN. (<i> LAUGHTER</i> )
WHETHER YOU'RE BROKE. OR EVERGREEN. I WON'T TELL YOU THAT I LOVE
YOU. KISS OR HUG YOU. 'CAUSE I'M BLUFFIN' WITH MY
MUFFIN. (<i> LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE</i> )
>> Stephen: NOW BRING IT HOME, BRING IT HOME, SAM ELLIOTT. >> RAH RAH, AH-AH-AH. (<i> LAUGHTER</i> )
RO MAH, RO-MAH-MAH. (<i> LAUGHTER</i> )
GAGA, OOH-LA-LA. (<i> LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE</i> )
(<i> PIANO RIFF</i> ) WANT YOUR BAD ROMANCE. (<i> LAUGHTER</i> )
>> Stephen: SAM ELLIOTT, EVERYBODY! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> STEPHEN: "A STAR IS BORN" IS
IN THEATERS NOW.
